Order: Valvatida - Family Mithrodiidae

Mithrodia clavigera

(Lamarck, 1816)

Nail-armed Sea Star

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Range:
Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment:
Inhabits lagoons and outer reefs on all kinds of substrates

Note:
Has a temperature range of 73 to 83°F (23 - 28°C). They are about 16 inches (40 cm) tip-to-tip and consume small invertebrate, algae, and detritus. Not much is known about this species as its not collected for the trade.